How Emplo pricing works

This page explains, in plain language, how pricing for Emplo is intended to work for individual job-seekers.

It is informational only. The legally binding version is in the Emplo Pricing & Payment Terms and Emplo Terms of Service, which always take precedence.

1. The basic idea

For individual candidates, Emplo is designed around three simple principles:

1. No monthly subscription for job-seekers

You don’t pay a recurring “seat” fee just for having an account or running searches.

2. “No job, no fee” for the core service

For most roles, you only pay Emplo after you actually get a job where Emplo materially helped you.

3. The fee is indexed to your salary and capped

When you do get such a job, Emplo charges a one-off service fee, calculated from your first month’s gross salary, with a maximum cap so the fee stays proportionate.

Emplo charges you, the candidate, for using the software. It does not charge employers or take “placement commissions” from companies.

2. Who pays what, and when

2.1 Who pays

You pay Emplo, not the employer.
Emplo does not charge employers for placing you, and does not take a cut of your salary from the company.
Emplo’s fee is a software service fee for using the AI assistant and automation during your job search.

2.2 When a fee is triggered

A fee is only triggered when all of the following are true:

You sign an employment contract (or equivalent binding agreement) for a paid role (job, internship, apprenticeship, fixed-term or permanent); and
That role is a “Relevant Position” for Emplo — meaning Emplo materially helped you for that specific job, for example because:
- You applied using a CV / letter generated or significantly adapted by Emplo, or
- You applied via a job link Emplo discovered or recommended, or
- Emplo (or Auto-Apply) submitted the application on your behalf; and
Emplo is available and active for your country and situation under its pricing model.

If you get a job completely independently (no Emplo help, no Emplo-generated materials, no Emplo link), there is no Emplo fee for that job.

2.3 When you actually pay

The typical flow is:

You sign the contract for a role Emplo helped you get.
You tell Emplo basic details (employer, job title, start date, gross monthly salary).
Emplo calculates the applicable fee based on the pricing model in force for your plan and country.
Emplo issues an invoice after the Chargeable Event (usually shortly after you start).
You pay the invoice within the payment deadline shown (for example, a few days / weeks after invoice).

Exact timings and procedures (including any evidence we may ask for) are set out in the Emplo Pricing & Payment Terms.

3. Two main fee patterns

3.1 Fixed low fee for internships and certain low-salary roles

For internships and some entry-level roles where the salary or stipend is below a defined threshold, Emplo uses a one-time fixed fee instead of a percentage.

Conceptually:

If your role is below the threshold (e.g. internship with low stipend), Emplo charges a small flat amount (for example, around the price of a couple of nice dinners).
The threshold and exact amount are shown on the Emplo pricing page and may vary by country.

Key points:

You still only pay if you actually get such a role with Emplo’s help.
If you do not get a job, you do not pay this fixed fee.
Emplo sets this as a small, predictable “thank you” for using the tool in low-pay scenarios, instead of a percentage of salary.

3.2 Deferred success-based fee for other paid roles

For most other paid jobs (standard junior/mid/senior roles), Emplo uses a deferred, success-based fee:

No subscription up front.
No charge while you are searching.
A one-off fee becomes payable only if you get a job where Emplo materially helped you.

How it is calculated:

Emplo takes your first month’s gross salary (fixed component only).
It applies a percentage (the “success fee percentage”) to that first month’s salary.
The percentage and exact cap are shown on the Emplo pricing page and may vary by plan / country.
There is a maximum cap so that even if your salary is high, the fee cannot exceed a defined ceiling.

“You only pay us if the software helped you get hired, and the fee is scaled to what you earn and capped so it stays proportionate.”

4. Examples (illustrative only)

These examples are just to make the logic intuitive. They do not replace the real numbers on the pricing page or the legal terms.

Example A – Internship

You use Emplo for a few weeks and get an internship paying a modest monthly stipend.
Emplo discovered the role and drafted your application.
The role falls into the “Fixed fee” tier.

Result:

You pay one small flat fee (e.g. 99 € – actual numbers depend on what is live on the pricing page).
If you hadn’t got that internship, you would have paid nothing.

Example B – Junior full-time job

You use Emplo over a couple of months.
You get a junior full-time job with a gross monthly salary of 2 500 €.
Emplo found the job, tailored your CV and cover letter, and you applied through Emplo.

Result (hypothetical):

Success fee percentage (for example only): 10 % of your first month’s gross salary.
Fee = 10 % × 2 500 € = 250 €.
If your plan has a cap of 300 €, you stay under it; you pay 250 €.
If the calculation had produced 400 € but the cap was 300 €, you would pay 300 € (the cap, not the raw percentage).

Example C – No job through Emplo

You use Emplo, run searches, draft applications, but you end up getting a job via a completely separate channel (no Emplo link, no Emplo-generated application).

Result:

You pay nothing to Emplo for that job.
There is no “just for trying” fee.

5. UK exception and other jurisdictions

5.1 United Kingdom

In the current draft model:

For users resident in the UK, success-based fees linked to salary are not applied because of local rules on charging candidates.
UK residents may instead have access to:
- A free tier, and/or
- A simple flat subscription or other non–success-based model if introduced in the future.

Details will be clearly shown on the Emplo pricing page for UK users and in the Emplo Pricing & Payment Terms.

5.2 Other countries

Emplo is focused on users searching for jobs in Europe.
In some countries, we may adapt or restrict pricing models to fit local law (for example, limiting success-based fees, or offering only flat fees).
If we cannot offer Emplo in a compliant way in a given jurisdiction, we may simply not make Emplo available there, or only offer a different, compliant pricing model.

In all cases, the Emplo pricing page and Emplo Pricing & Payment Terms will show which models apply to you based on your country.

6. Honesty, verification and trust

Emplo is built on trust. To keep the pricing model sustainable:

We rely on you to tell us when you get a job that Emplo helped you land.
We may ask you for basic evidence (for example, a redacted offer letter or pay slip) so we can:
- Confirm that a fee is due
- Get the salary number right for the calculation

We ask you to:

Keep your profile information honest and up to date
Not try to conceal Emplo’s role in your job search where it clearly helped
Contact us if you think we have misapplied the pricing to your situation

In return:

We do not contact your employer by default just to ask about fees; we prefer to work directly with you.
We only consider contacting an employer in edge cases of clear, serious fraud or non-cooperation, and then only as described in the Emplo Pricing & Payment Terms.

7. Where to see exact numbers and legal terms

This page is a high-level explanation of how Emplo pricing is intended to work. It is not a contract.

For exact and up-to-date information, always refer to:

The Emplo pricing page (percentages, caps, fixed amounts, thresholds), and
The legal documents in the Legal section:
- Emplo Pricing & Payment Terms
- Emplo Terms of Service